Supporting device for automobile-buffers.



G. A. LYON.

SUPPORTING OEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE BUFFERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. [916.

1,266,836. Patented May 21,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

G. A. LYON.

SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE BUFFERS.I

APPUCATION FILED DEC. 7. mus.

1,266,836. Patented May 21,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

G. A. LYON. SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBPLE BUFFERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 19l6- Patented May 21,1918.

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Specification cf Letterl Patent.

continuation in part of application Serial 180. 80,004, flied April 18, 1916. This lppllcatlon filed December 7, 1818. Serial No. 135,524.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnome ALBERT LYON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have made a certain new and useful Invention Relating to Supporting Devices for Automobile-Buffets of which the following is a specification, talren in connection with the accompanying drawin s which form part of the some.

he present application is a continuation in part of my co-pending application, Serial N 0. 90,604, filed April 12, 1916, that is, this application comprises subject-matter taken therefrom.

This invention relates especiallfy to autog that type in which clamping devices are emplo ed for secnrin the supporting bars or mem ers of the bu er to the side frames of the machine. Self-alinin retainer hooks or bolts are preferably user? for this purpose to lock around the projecting inner flange edge, for instance, oi the upper or lower side of the channel bar formm the usual side frame member of the maefiine and these retainer members are preferably so shaped that. on tightening the not or clumping member-.8 wedging or clamping action is effected which maintains the retainer in proper alinement with the frame member as well as prevent- 7 ing withdrawal therefrom.

n the accompanying drawings showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way various illustrative embodiments of the invention,

Figure 1 shows in side elevation part of one of the side frames of an automobile with a butler bar secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Fig. 3 is 'a transverse section on 'a larger sgale taken substantially along the line 33 0 Fig. l.

, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing in separated position the different elements of this attaching device. 7

-Fig. 5 shows in side elevation another arrangement of an attachin device.

Fig. 6 is a top view thereo Fig. 7 shows still another form of attaehing evice for securing the bitter to an automobile.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially along thejine 8 -8 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing another form of attaching member.

Fig. 10 is a transverse section through part of this member along the line 1010 of Fig. 9

Fig. 11 is a erspective view showing a method of app bers.

ying these attaching mem- Fig. 12 is a similar view showing a further operation.

Fig. 13 is a transverse section showing one steel of this attaching operation.

ig. 14 is a side elevation showing still another form of attachment.

gig. 15 shows still another modification; an

Fig. 15" is a related detail view.

In many cases mud guards, splash pans, or other elements of the car equipment are so mounted upon the side frame of the car that but a single flange of the latter is available for securing the supporting bar of the buffer thereto, for instance, as shown in Fig. 3 of tlte drawing, in which 5 represents the web of one of the channeled side frames of the car structure, said web having an upper flange 15 and a lower flange 14. The up er flange has mounted upon it, as shown by d btted lines in Figs. 1 and 3, a mud guard 11 and a stlilash pan 12, so as to render impractical e the use of any clamping device which embraces the frame orinvolves the up er flange 15 of the same.

11 order therefore to provide an attaching device which can be mounted upon the other flange 14 of the side frame I may employ a bolt having a semi-circular hook member 13 whose end bears against the upper face or inner side of said flan e 14, adacent to the web 5, as shown in I i 3, the stem 9 of the bolt being located be ow the flange and projecting outwardly beyond the face of the frame and throu h an opening 20 in the bearing plate or bus ing 8 contact- Patented May 21, 1918.

ing with the outer face, of the frame and having aflan e or extension 17 partly encircling the be t stem and projectin beneath the lower flange 14 of the frame 0% the machine, as show in Fig. 3. The flange 17 is U.-shaped in cross section so as to receive the stem 9 of the bolt (see Figs.'3 and 4). The Iprojecting portion of the stem 9 of the c amping bolt is threaded for the receptaehing bolts are employed of the other and, the location of the front slot 4 so that after the,

tion ofanut 10 whereby the rearwardly projcctin supporting bar 2 of the buffer is secure to the bearing plate 8, aspht lock washer 21 being, by preference, interposed between the lit)! 2 and nut 10, as shown in Fi 3.

l iesidcs the bearing of the end of the hook member 13 of the bolt upon the uppenface of the flange 14 said bolt has, at the junction of the head and stem, a curved wed?- ing face or portion 16 which bears upon t to lower inner corner of said llangeli, as shown in Fig. 3, and as the stem 9 of the bolt is drawn outwardly on tightcnin I the nut 10 this curved face of the. bolt wi I act as a cam and serve to draw the end of the hook member 13 down on'the upper face of the flange in direct. proportion to the outward pull. of the nut 1Q upon the stem 9, consequently said not not on] "serves to secure the supporting bar 2 o the buffer firmly in position a inst the bearing plate 8 and the latter against the frame we a but it also serves to rigidly confine the bolt to the flange H of said frame. a

As the bearing of the end of the hook 13 upon the flangeili constitutes a fulcrum or hea ing point intermediate of the ends of the straight shank 9, the clamping bolt lialances itself and is selfa'etaining on the frame of he car both when the bearing plate and buffer are mounted upon it, amv when said buffer and bearing plate have not been secured to the bolt. In the latter case, eten if the bolt is only loosely applied to the frame member the weightat' the.

nor end of the shank ll predominates and t e outer end of said thank rises until it eojhtacts with the outer corner of theframe, and when the bearing plate and butler bar have been applied to the bolt, the weight at the outer end of the shank 9 predominates, and brings the face 16 into contact with the lower inner corner of the flange 14, as shown in Fig.

"In order to insure the desired vertically rigid mountin of the supporting bar of the buffer on .t 1e frame of the car two atone in advance member 1 of the buffer in the desired osi tionjh front of the forward wheels 0 the car isell'ected by movin both of these bolts forwardly or rearwardl j on the flange H, but in order to provide for the, vertical adjustment'of the butler oneof the bolts is caused to act as a. pivot for the supporting her 2 and the other bolt enga s a portion 3 ofthebar which has'formcrin itan inclincd or otherwise 'verticaily extendin 1 buffer has been (K just cd to the desired position in front of the W eels it can he rai or lowered by moving the latter bolt forward] or back.- wardly on the frame thcrcby, t trough the medium of the. inclined slot -i, eti'eetiug vertical adjustment of the buffer to the desired extent.

As the plate 8 has a verti'-,-\l bearing on the frame of the ear and its flan e 17 a horizontal bearing on the stem of t a bolt, there can be no lateral rocking or twisting of said plate or of the bar 2 of the buffer, and, as vertical ri 'ditv is insured by the use of two ion itu inally separated attaching devices, it ollows that the rigid mounting of the buffer on the side frames of the car is insured,

While I have shown the clampin as applied to the lower flange of t e side frame of the car, it is equally adaptable to the upperflangeif said flange happen to be available, as is indicated in Fig. 5. In that case the rearward extending supporting bar 2 of the buffer 15 shown as provided with an upwardly inclined end portion 3 in which the slot 4 1s bolts 9 may have its self-alining retainer hook 13 locked around the upper flange 15 of the frame member-,1 while the rear bolt 9 is adjusted init-he' inclined slot 4 so as to secure the desired position of the buffer and its rcarwardl extending supporting bar which should he substantially horizontal as indicated in Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 shows more in detail one of the self-aiming retainer hook bolts, such as are used in Figs. 5 and 6. The stem or shank 9 of the bolt merges by the gradual curve 76 of long radius, thus forming a desirable wedging clamping surface into the relatively short radius or substantially circular inner surface 73 of the hook member 13, so that the alining end 77 of this hook member is. substantiall parallel to the bolt shank and adapte to coiiperate with the inner side of the frame flange 15 adjacent its centz'al portion or at least at a point considdevice formed so that one of the erably removed from the flange edge. Such a retainer hook may be convenientl made by swaging a bar of steel into this one as by forcing the blank endwise into a suitably curved die so as to shape the hook'end of the retainer and simultaneously somewhat upset it and stiffen the metal by this cold swaging operation. In this way a stiff heavy resilientalining hook end is secured for engagement between the other points of contact of the retainer member, the end surface 77 of this book being of course formed andtlic thread cut on the shank at any suitable stages of the manufacturing rocess. The longitudinal"movement of sue a retaining member, which, for example, may be t ii'eetcd by screwingalp the nut 10 on the bolt shank forces the wedging clamping sin-lace it; into engagement with the corner of the upper flange to of. the frame member which simultaneously forces the hook end. 77 into engagement with the underside of this flange and secures forcible contact between the shank'of the bolt and the adjacent upper and outer corner between the upper ange and the web 5 of the frame member. In this way a three-point alining and wedging contact is secure( between the wedging retainer and the flat plate or flange, since the alining end of the retainer is located between and preferably about midway between the otherpoints of contact. Thi secures a firm and yet resilient contact between these parts because of the somewhat resilient pressureat the points of contact which also slightly bends the metal of the flange or plate and insures the desired alincment of the retainer, since obviously the shank or projecting end of the retainer cannot yield rection. The maintenance of the alinement of the retainer in a horizontal plane, so as to prevent the shank of the retainer swingihg horizontally, may be still further profmoted beyond what is secured by tightening -the bolt b using a bearm plate en ging the web o i xedge of the p ate upon lhich the retainer is clamped and by a flange or bushing secured to t iis bearing plate which sufliciently encircles or engages the shank of the retainer to substantially keep it in alinement with respect thereto. This flange or bushing 17 on" the bearing plate 8 preferably ha its lower faces or edges 74 formed so as to extend around and be held somewhat out of contact with the frame flange 15 or other plate withwhich the retainer cotiperates so that in this way the retainer may directl engage the plate and seeure'still more rm contact therewith. As shown in Fig. 5 the bearing plate 8 may have a substantially triangular form so as to secure ample bearing surface on the outside of the web of the fram'e member, and if desired a somewhat upwardly curved contour may be given to the depending part of. this bearing plate, that is, the part farthest away rom the shank of the retainer with which it cooperates. It is of course understood that such hook bolts or retainer members may be used for securing various devices to the flanged frame members of automobiles or to other channel bars or angleiron members where a self-alining action is desirable and firm or rigid support needed in cases where the plate cannot be convenientl notched or drilled or completely encircle Another form of retainer member is shown in Fig. 9 as having the shank 9 connected with a hook in which the curved web 27 is adapted to act as a wedging clamping'member in connection with the lower corner of the flange 14 of the frame member in this instance, while the alining member 26 is in the form of a substantially flat surface ada ted to engage the upper surface or inner side of this frame substantially in a vertical diflange. This hook portion of the retainer may be stiffened in any suitable way as b forming thereon the shfl'enmg rib 25 whic can of course be readily done by manufacturing the retainer'member by usual drop for ing methods.

F ig. 7 shows another way in which the hook bolts or clamping retainers mafy be arranged on the frame member 5 o the automobile, one of the bolts 9 which is passed through the forward .hole in the side supporting bar of the buffer" engaging in thislnstance the upper flange 15 of the side bar, while the rear hook bolt retainer 9 may cooperate flange 14 of the side bar and may have its' shank passed through the downwardl extending slot 4 of the bent and 23 of the bar. In this Fig. 7 form of attachment the bumper is bar, as is shown in Fig. 1, or both hook bolts H 0a may engage the upper flange of each frame member, as shown in Fig. 5, or either hook it may engage the upper flange and the other the lower flange 0 each frame member when the bumper su porting members have been turned upside own, as shown, for example, in Fig. 7. This mounting practically universal in character so that 1t can fit practically any style of.

automobile frame and also gives it a wide range of vertical and horizontal adjustment with respect thereto. Another arrangement in which the wedge mg retainers engage both flanges of the side frame member of the machine is shown in Fig. 14 in which the front. hook bolt or other retainer member may enga e the upper flange 15, while the rear bo t engages the lower flange 14 and has its shank 9 assing through an adjusting slot. 41 formed downwardly bent end 40 of the rearwardly projecting supporting bar 2 of the buffer. n this case also tlns udjustingslot 41 is given a curved form so as to extend substantially circumferentially about'the other bolt 9 so that after this front retainer or clamping hook bolt has been put in place the rear bolt may be loosely adjusted and then the bnfi'er bars swung vertically uniil the desired angular position has bcg'tscretainers or hook 5 with the lowerao turned over or reversed, so that size supporting bars have their ends bent may be 90 the buffer, the buffer supporting members may be attached to the automobile'jas makes the bufler in the 120 cured. This makes the angular adjustment of the buifer somewhat more easy and convcnient, but then the bufier does not have the advantage of being so firml or securely held in position, since a mere oosemng or slidin of the rear bolt or retainer in its adjusting slot varies the angular position of the bufler. While with the other forms of angular adjustinglslots which secure this vertical extent of t e slots such as 1n the form shown in Figs. 5 and 7, an change in the angular position of the bu er necessitates a movement of one of the retainers along the frame member and the angle of the adjusting slots is referably so arranged that frictional slip vented under the orces tendrn to move the bufier vertically when collision occurs, for instance, and it is of course und that the angle of this adjusting slot maybe made still more nearly horizontal to we increased grip between the parts w ere desired.

Still another arrangement is shown in Fig. in which the two retainers or wedgi .hook bolts 9 are shown in e06 eration with the u per flan e 15 of the si e frame of the mac une. T ese bolts are shown as cooperating with a somewhat crescentshaped or curved adjustin slot 45 m the rear supporting bar 2 of t e buffer having an upwardlyturned end 44 in which the more angular end 42 of the slot is located,

- tion the splash .frame member as so that a still greater range of adjustment can be secured in this way at the expense of rigidity of the buil'er to some extent, u uless one of the retainers is in substantial contact with one end of the adjusting slot so as to prevent substantial backward movement of the buffer member. If desired, however, this curved or crescent-shaped ad usting slot ma be formed in two sections as shown in ig. 15 in which the two slots 47, 48 in the curved-end 46 of the rear sup:

porting bar 2 of the bufl'er are shown as separated at their adjacent ends 49 by an intermediate connecting portion, which stiflens the bufl'cr bar especially'under vertical strains,

With some forms of automobile construcpans extend down quite sharply from their point of attachmentto the upper flange of the frame members of the machine as is indicated in Fig. 13 so that it is desirable to wedge or force the splash pan 12 away from by driving 5.. wooden or other wedge 28 between thcsetwo parts as shown in Fig. 13 before applyingthe wedging hook bolts or retainers. Then when the splash pan has been forced away to the necessary extent these hook bolts mayas indicated in Fi 11 lie-inserted so that they are substantial v parallel ,to the splash pan and then when the hook and 13 isproperly lobodiments, forms, shapes,

mg is practically prethe lower flange 14 of thecated above the lower flange 14 of the frame member the shank 9 of the retainer bolt may be swung around horizontally or parallel to the lower frame flange into the position shown in Fig.12 so that the shank of the bolt then projects outward beyond the connecting web 5 of the frame member so that the buffer bar and other parts such as the bearing plate if it is used may be secured to the shank of the hook bolt.

This invention has been described in connection, with a number of illustrative emproportions, sizes materials and arrangements, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not of course to be limited since what is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Pntent; is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: 1. In automobile bufl'ers, a buffer havi an impact receiving portion and connect dr l rearwardly extending ilat spring strip supporting members each formed with securmg apertures, and wed 'ing self-al' ing retainer hooks having's links to ex nd through said securing apertures and each having a resilient alining hook end ada ted tabs locked around the same flange of 51c cooperating side frame member of the automobile and engage the flange adjacent its middle portion, there heiiig wedging clam ing surfaces formed on said retainer hoo s to engage the edge of the flange and to wed the nlining ends of the books into holding alining engagement with the flange and insure contact between the shanks and the outer edge of the flange, bearing plates engaging the frame members and having holes through which pass the shanks of said hooks and having bushings extending along said shanks to maintain alinement therewith and nuts on said shanks to securely hold the buffer in adjusted position. 1

2. In automobile buti'ers, a bufi'er having supporting members each formed with apertures and wedging self-alining retainer members having shanks to coiiperate with operation with the flange and means cooper ating with said shanks to securely hold the buffer in adjusted position.

3. In automobile buffers, a huiier having rearwardly extending supporting members each formed with a securing hole and with a securing slot formed at a slight angle to the center line ofthe adjacent part of the sup orting member, and retainer members hav ng shanks to coiipernte with said holes retainer and securcly holding or all around the lower flanges o sition-and retainer hooks flanges or all around thelower and slots and adapted to adjustablyengage the flanges of the automobile frame members and means removably and securely holding said supporting member. on said shanks to enable the shanks eoijperating with said slots to be adjusted along the frame members to vary the angular position of the bufl'er.

4. In automobile buffers a butler having extending supporting members formed with securing apertures and with adjusting securing openings arranged at a slight angle to the center line of the adjacent part of the supporting member, and retainer members having shanks to coiiperate'with said apertures and to closely engage" said openings to adj ustabl y engage the flanges of the automoile frame members, and means removably said supportingmember on said'shanks to enable the shanks c0- operating with. said openings to be ad'usted along theframemembers to change t e angular position of the buffer.

5. In automobile buffers, a buffer having impact portions and connected rearwardl extending supporting members formed wit securing apertures and with adjusting securing openings located to the rear of said apertures and extending at an angle to the center line of the adjacent part of the supporting member to enable said securing openings to' extend either upwardly or downwardly to the rear of said apertures when said bufi'er is reversed in position and hooks aving shanks extending through said securing aperture and openings to render said retainer hooks revolubly adjustable with respect to said supporting members, said retainer hooks being either all ailaptedto lock around the upperflanges frame members or to simultaneously look around both the upper and lower flanges of said members when said buffer is turned upside down.

G. In automobile bufl'ers, a bufl'er having impact members and rearwardly extending supporting members each formed with a securing aperture and with a securing slot located to the rear of said aperture to enable saith securipg slot to extend either up wardly i r downwardly to the rear of said aperture when said butter is reversed in pohaving shanks extending th rough said securing apertures and slots to,.'render said retainer hooks revolubly adjustabl with respect to said supporting members, said retainer hooks being either all adapted to look around the upper flanges of automobile frame mcinbers or to simultaneoiisly'io'eltlaround' both the upper and lowcr'jfianges oils-aid members when said buffer is'turned upside down.

7. In automobiflexbufl'ers a buffer having front impact members and rearwardly exiill'flllgll said apertures t mobile bearing fending supporting members each formed with adjusting securing apertures and retaiuer members having portions extending and reversibly arranged with respect to said su porting members so that said retainer mom ers are adapted to all engage either the upper or lower I flanges of the frame members of an automobile, or to engage one of said flanges at the rear portions of said supporting members and to engage the other flange in advance thereof.

8. In automobile buffers, a bulfer having a front impact member and connected supporting members and two self-alining hook retainer members having adjustable connection with to adjust the angular position of said buffer, said retainer members having hooked ends extending around each of the flanges of the coiiperatm automobile frame member at horizontal y separated points and engaging the inner sides of said frame flanges at a distance from the flange edges and resisting angular movement of said bufl'er impact memher in one direction by the engagement of said retainer members with the outer sides of said frame flanges.

9. In automobile bufl'ers, a buffer having an impact portion, bearing members to be connected with said buffer and each having a portion adapted to extend around two outer sides of one of the automobile frame each of said supporting members members, a one-piece retainer member coiipan impact portion, bearing members to be connected with said buffer, a one piece retaine'r member cooperating with each,bearing member and having a hooked and adapted to extend around a flange of one of the with an inner face thereof substant'fa y opposite to said bearing member and m ans to force together said bearing member and the hook end of said retainer to secure them to said frame member.

11. In automobile buffers, an automobile having frame members rovided with flanges, a bufi'er having an impact portion, members to be connected with said buffer and to extend around two outer sides of each of said frame members, self alining hook retainer members cofiperating with said bearing members and each having a hooked and extending around a flange of one of said frame members and cooperating with an innor face thereof which is opposite to the automobile frame members 111111.001 crate,

cobperation with the flange, bearing plates coiiperating with the frame members and connected to the shanks of said hooks and nuts on said shanks to hold the buffer in adjusted position.

18. In automobile buffers, an automobile havin flanged frame members and mud gun s and a splash pan attached to said rame members at the front of the automobile to leave onl the side portions and the lower flanges of said frame members ex- .-posed, a buffer having rearwarc'lly extending supporting members piece clamping mem around the lower flanges lp'ovided with one rs which extend of said frame members and coiiperate with the inner sides of said frame members at points removed from the flan edges thereo and provided with external y operated means cobperating with the outer sides of said frame members for tightening said clamping members into holding engagement with the inner sides of said flanged frame members to solely support the attaching members and buffer.

19. In automobile buffers for an automobile having flanged frame members and mud guards and a splash pan attached to said frame members at the front of the automobile to leave only the side lower flanges of said frame members exposed, a buffer having rearwardly extending supporting members provided with clamping members which extend around the lower flanges of said frame members and make contact with the inner sides of said frame members at points removed from the flange cdgesthereof and provided with externally operated means codperating with the outer sides of said frame members for tightening said clam in members into holdin engagement wit t e inner sides'of said flanged frame members to solely support the attaching members and buffer. I

20. In automobile bufl'ers, an automobile having flanged frame members and devices attached to said frame members at the front of the automobile to ,leave only the outer side portions and one of the flanges of said frame members exposed for attaching urposes, a buffer havmg'rearwardly exten ing supporting members provided with one piece retainer hookmembers which extend around the attaching flanges of said frame members and coii mode with the inner sides of said frame inbmbers at points somewhat removed from the flange edges thereof and provided with means cobperating with the outer sides portions and the v the automobile said frmue mom of sun] frame members to attached to a flange of each of said frame members and extending along the same to the end thereof to leave only one flan e of each of said frame members for attac ing pur oses, a buffer having-rearwardly extent ing supporting members and cob ating one piece retainer members havin emping portions ada ted to be extendeif around the attaching ange of the cog'iperati frame member of the automobile outside bi said splashpan and to engage the inner side of said frame member at a point away from the flange edge, bearing plates engaging the frame members and connected to the retainer members to maintain alinement therewith and screw threaded clamping means coiiperating with said retainers and bearing plates to clamp them in adjusted position on the frame members.

22. In automobile buffer-8,1 an automobile having flanged frame members and protecting devices attached to one of each of said frame members to leave only one of the flanges of each of said frame members for attaching purposes, a hulfer having rearwardly extending supporting members and coiiperating one piece retainer members having portions ada )ted to be extended around the attaching ange of the 'coiiperating frame member of the automobile adjacent sa id protecting devices and to coiiperate with the inner side of said frame member at a point away from the flange edge, and externally o aerated serew'clamping means to clamp said retainers in securing position on said frame members andto solely support said buffer therefrom.

23. In automobile bufl'ers, an automobile having flanged frame members and protecting devices attached to one of the flanges of each of said frame members to leave only the lower flan e of each of said fram members for attach ing purposes, a buffer raving extending supporting members and cooperating retainer. members having portions adapted to be extended around the attaching flange of theroiiperating frame member of adjacent said protecting dc- )erate with the inner side of )er at a point away from the flange edge, and externally operated clamping means roiiperal'ing with the outer sides clump saidfretaiucrs in securing position on said frame nu-mhcrs to solely su )port said buffer.

24. In attaching (erires adapted for use in attaching an automobile buffer or'the like to automobile frame members having projecting flanges, a plurality of book retainers coiiperating with one of said frame members and comprising a one-piece hook retainer having ahooked portion adapted to extend around one of the flanges of said frame members and having a hook-end adapted to coiiperate with an inner side of vices and to 006 55 operate with an said frame member considerably away from the flan e edge, a connected bearing member ada to to extend around the outer side of sai frame flange and the outer side of said frame member which is opposite to said flange edge and securin means for said retainer and adapted to 0 amp said bearing member and a supporting member to the web of the cooperating frame member,

25. In attaching devices adapted f r use atta'bhing an automobile buffer or the like proin to automobile frame members havin jecting flanges, a plurality of book re ainers coiiperatiuu' with one of said frame mem bers and comprising a hook retainer having a hooked portion ada ted to extend around one of the flanges 0 said frame members and adapted to cooperate with an inner side of said frame member considerably away 29 from the flange edge, a connected bearing member adapted to extend in cooperation with the outer side of said frame member which is opposite to said flange ed 'e and se curing means for said retainer and ads ted 5 to clamp said bearing member to the we of the cooperating frame member.

26. In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile buffer member to the flanged frame members of a'iiautomobile,

0 a Jlurality of hook retainers clamped to one of said frame members and comprisin a retainer havin a hooked portion adapted to extend arountf one of the flanges of said frame member and adapted to engage the inner side of said frame flange, a connected bearing member adapted flange of the frame member and having a bearin plate adapted to coiiperate with the we of said frame member and a secur- 40 ing device'coiiperating with said retainer and adapted to clamp said bearing member to the cooperating frame member.

27. In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile buffer member to the flanged frame members of an automobile, a retainer havin a hooked portion adapted -to extend around one of the flanges of said frame member and adapted to cooperate with the inner side of said frame member,

a connected bearing member adapted t cooperate with a flange of the frame member and having a bearing plate adapted to cooperate with the adjacent outer side of said frame member, and a securing device cooperating with said retainer and adapted to clam said bearing member to the cooperating rame member. I

- 28. In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile buffer or the like to automobile frame members having projecting flanges, a one-piece retainer having a hooked portion adapted to c tend around one of the flanges of one of saidf'rame members and having a hook end adapted to coinner side of said frame to cotiperate with a the outer side of 1,ece,eae

member considerably away from the flange edge and a hearing member adapted to extend around the outer side of said frame flange and the outer side of said frame memher which is opposite to said flan e edge and havin an aperture through whie the shank of sai retainer extends to have an alining action in connection therewith and hold, the shank of said retainer in st stantially rigid projecting attaching position when said retainer is forced transversely of said flange.

29. In attaching devices ,adapted for use in attaching an automobile butter or the like to automobile frame members having prm jecting flanges, a one-piece hook bolt, retainer having a hooked portion adapted to extend around the edge of one of the flanges of said frame members and a member adapted to coiiperate with an inner side of said frame member considerably away from the flange edge, a connected bearing member adapted to extend around the outer side of said frame member which is opposite to said flange edge and a ing with said retainer and adapted to clamp said bearing member and a buffer member to said coiiperating frame member. a

30. In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile butter or the like to automobile frame jectinF flanges, a boo. bolt retainer having a hoe: d portion ada ited to extend around one of the flanges o said frame members and having a hook end adapted to cooperate with an inner side of said frame member considerably away from the flange edge, a bearing member adapted to extend'around said frame flange and the outer side of said frame member opposite to said flange edge and having an alining aperture through which said retainer extends, a nut cooperating with the threaded end of said retainer and adapted to clamp the hearing member and a supporting member to the cotiperating frame member.

31. In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile buffer or the like to automobile frame membershaving projectin flanges, a oncpiece retainer having a hooke portion adapted to extend ,around one of the flanges of said frame members and having a hook end adapted to cooperate with an inner side of said frame member considerably away from the flange edge, a bearing member adapted to extend around the outer side of said frame flange and the face of said frame member which is opposite to said flange edge and having an apertare through which said retainer extends and means acting on said retainer and adapted to clamp the bearing member to the cooperating frame member.

In attaching devices adapted for use in attaching an automobile bufl'er member to the flanged frame member of an automosecuring device coiiperat-t members having pro- 9 bile, a one-piece hook bolt retainer having a hooked ortion adapted to extend around one of t e flanges of said frame members and having a hook end side of said frame flange, a bus ing adapted to extend along said flange of the frame member and having a bearing plate adapted to cooperate with the web of :aid frame member and having a bolt hole through which said retainer extends, and a tightening nut cooperating with the threadec end of said retainer and adapted to clamp said bufl'er member and bushing to t e e06 eratin frame member and force the edge 0 the flingc of said frame member into wedging engagement with said retainer.

33. In devices adapted for attaching an automobile buffer to the frame of an automobile having flanged frame members, a one-piece self-alining retainer hook bolt having an alining end to cooperate with the the opposite side of e, means to force said alining end ing engagement when the shank said retainer is forced transinto ho] portion of yersely of said flange and an apertured bearmg plate extending around said shank portion to engage a face of said frame member.

34.In devices adapted for attaching an automobile buffer to the frame of an automobile having flanged frame members a one-piece retainer having an end portion to coiiperate with the inner face of one of said frame members away from the flange edge and havi a shank portion adapted to co'o'pugi' zte with-the outer side of said frame menhbcr and means 006 eratin with said retainer and adapted to orce said end portion into holding engagement when the shank portion of said retainer is forced transversely of said flange.

35. In devices adapted for attaching an automobile buffer to the frame of an automobile having flanged frame members a one-piece sclf-alining retainer hook having an alining end to coiiperate with the inner side of the flange of one of said frame members away from the a shank ortion adapted to engage the opposite si e of said flange and means acting in connection with said retainer and adapted to engage said frame member and force said alining cnd into holding action when the shank portion of said retainer is forced transversely of said flan 6. In devices adapteflor attaching auto-r mobile buffers to the frame of'an automobile huvin flanged frame members, a onepiece self-a ining retainer hook bolt having flange edge and having.

member considerably a shank to engage one side of the flange of one of the frame members and having 9.

her at a point considermobile buflers to the frame of an automobile having flanged piece self-alining retainer hook bolt ha a shank to cooperate with one side of the flange of one of the frame members and' having a curved hook portion provided with an alinin end to 006 crate with the other side of t e flan e of said frame member away from the ange edge and rovided with clamping means to force sai lining end into holding action when the shank portion of said retainer is forced transverse] of said flange and support the end of sai shank portion in projecting attaching position beyond said frame member.

38. In devices adapted for attaching an automobile buffer to the frame of an automobile havin flanged frame members, a one-piece sel -alining retainer ha 'an alining end to engage one side of the of one of said the flange edge and having a bod adapted to cooperate with the opposite side of said flange and means to wedgingly force said alining end into holding enga when the body portion of said retainerhas en forced transversely of said flange.

39. In attaching devices adapted for use hing an automobile bufl'er or the like to automobile frame members having projecting flanges, a onepiece retainer havmg a hooked portion adapted to extend around one of the flanges of said frame members and having a hook end adapted to cooperate with an inner side of said frame away from the flange edge and securing means engaging said retainer and adapted to clamp and retainer in substantially rigid supporting position with respect to the coiiperatmg frame member.

GEORGE ALBERT iron. Witnesses:

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Hum! L. Jason B. KAY.

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